Wednesday, November 17, 2010

If you haven't hung up your Christmas lights yet...do it now!

   If you haven't hung up your Christmas lights yet, do it now...unless, of course, you enjoy working in more seasonal weather like cold temperatures and snow.  Then you can wait.
   The pleasant weather we've been enjoying is going to remain with us into Thanksgiving day, but then a change is gonna come. I've been looking at some of the forecast models for the period after Thanksgiving and what we are in for will be daytime highs in the 30s and nighttime lows in the teens.  The fun should start on Friday after Thanksgiving. This cold trend will most probably continue right into Christmas. So it looks like the month of December is going to be cold with snow mixed in as well.
   Wax up your boards and skis, the winter sports season is about to begin!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Where's winter? It's coming.

   I was just looking back over my winter forecast that I posted during the summer. I wanted to remember if we called this right.  So far, I think we are OK. In that forecast I mentioned that the winter cold would arrive sometime around mid-November.  Well, we are getting close.  These 30+ degree daytime temperature swings (low 30s in the mornings and mid 60s in the afternoons) have been hard for me to deal with. I prefer a more stable temperature pattern.
   Anyhow, the cold is coming, but it certainly is taking its time.  The long range planning charts are indicating a turn to colder temperatures in the eastern U.S. around Thanksgiving. That should set us up for a cold December which will make you winter sports enthusiasts happy.  However, get out there quickly and enjoy it.  We will likely begin a trend to warm again by mid-January.